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[Iodine deficiency and pregnancy].

F Trimarchi1, V P Lo Presti, F Vermiglio

  • 1Istituto di Clinica Medica, Cattedra di Endocrinologia, Università degli Studi, Messina.

Annali Dell'Istituto Superiore Di Sanita
|March 3, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Maternal iodine deficiency during pregnancy impairs thyroid hormone synthesis, leading to transient hypothyroidism in mothers and potential neurodevelopmental issues in children. Standard iodine salt prophylaxis is insufficient, often necessitating L-T4 treatment.

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Area of Science:

  • Endocrinology
  • Nutritional Science
  • Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Context:

  • Pregnancy involves increased thyroid hormone demands due to physiological changes like higher thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG) levels.
  • Iodine deficiency critically impacts maternal thyroid function, exacerbated by factors like increased urinary iodine loss and fetal demand.
  • Hyperestrogenism during pregnancy increases TBG, affecting total T4 and T3 levels.

Purpose:

  • To investigate maternal thyroid hormone synthesis and TSH levels in pregnant women in an iodine-deficient region.
  • To assess the efficacy of short-term iodine prophylaxis in preventing maternal hypothyroxinemia.
  • To evaluate the impact of maternal thyroid dysfunction on neonatal outcomes.

Summary:

  • In a moderately iodine-deficient area, pregnant women exhibited inadequate thyroxine (T4) synthesis disproportionate to increased TBG levels.

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  • A decreasing T4/TBG molar ratio led to reduced free T4 (FT4) and elevated TSH, resulting in transient biochemical hypothyroidism in ~70% of women at delivery.
  • Maternal hypothyroxinemia was linked to mental, neurosensorial, and neuromuscular disorders in newborns.

    • Impact:

    • Short-term iodine prophylaxis with iodized salt is insufficient to correct or prevent maternal hypothyroxinemia.
    • Maternal hypothyroidism during pregnancy poses risks to fetal neurodevelopment.
    • Levothyroxine (L-T4) treatment is frequently required to manage maternal thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy.